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Bogdanov, Valentin

IM🇺🇦

FIDEFIDE 14100304· Male· Ukraine· Born in 1947

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Valentin Bogdanov, a 79-year-old Ukrainian International Master, is rated 2301 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 26 months (2003–2006), 17 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2009–2011), 31 months (2013–2015), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. His peak of 2413 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2001); he also reached Ukrainian #97 in Jul 2025.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 54). Earned a GM norm at 16th European Senior Chess Ch. age of 65 2016.

Current rating

2301

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2413

−112 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 54

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#4,055 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
Peak Ukrainian rank: #97
at age 78 · rated 2314
Jul 2025
2023
4th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2328
Jul 2023
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2314
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2333 → returned at 2323
Dec 2019
2018
14th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2357
Nov 2018
2016
17th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 69 · rated 2385
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ionut BuzbuchiFM 2,033
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-13
2314 → 2301
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#1592134-13.1

Rankings

/
Ukraine
#113
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#2,700
in continent
World
#4,055
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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10
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113🇺🇦Bogdanov, Valentin2,301
Europe
1
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2
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3
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7
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8
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9
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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